Combos Facts:

• Combos was the most mentioned and most loved pizza-flavored snack in a recent Slice.com poll.
• Combos will celebrate its official 40th anniversary in 2011.
• Combos has been an “Official Partner of NASCAR” since 2002 and is currently the “Official cheese-filled snack of NASCAR”
• Combos is also a partner of Joe Gibbs Racing and Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 Combos® car, a Toyota Camry
• Kyle Busch has won two Sprint Cup races in the Combos car (Dover in 2008 and Richmond, VA, in 2009) and two Nationwide races in the Combos car (Phoenix and Dover, both in 2010).
• Combos is a supporter of Habitat for Humanity. The company is donating $100,000 to Habitat in 2010 as well as supporting home builds across the U.S. with both volunteers and funding.
• Current flavors for Combos include: Cheddar Cheese Pretzel; Cheddar Cheese Cracker; Nacho Cheese Pretzel; Zesty Salsa Tortilla; Jalapeño Cheddar Tortilla and of course Pizzeria Pretzel and Pepperoni Pizza Cracker.
• Discontinued flavors of Combos include: Mustard Pretzel; Peanut Butter Pretzel; Peanut Butter Cracker; Bacon, Egg and Cheese Cracker; and Cheeseburger Cracker.
• In 2008, the Cheeseburger Cracker variation was manufactured as an exclusive, limited edition promotion for Walmart. Then they vanished, until now. Mars Snackfood US. LLC., reported that Cheeseburger Cracker Combos will be back in Wal-Mart stores this summer.

From “Ode to Combos” by Pizzalicious Lauren, published July 21, 2010 at SeriousEats.com.